囪 meaning and stroke order
Chimney
How to write 囪, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 囪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) chimney
- variant of 窗[chuang1]
How 囪 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A fire burning and giving off smoke.
Radical: 囗 (enclosure), shared by 39 characters on this site.
How to remember 囪
The outer box 囗 is the chimney opening, and the strokes inside picture a fire burning and sending up smoke. Think of looking down into a square chimney and seeing smoke rise from the fire below.
囪 (cōng) is a bound form, so it almost never appears alone. You will mainly meet it in 烟囱 (yāncōng), meaning chimney or smokestack. Example: 工厂的烟囱在冒烟。(Gōngchǎng de yāncōng zài mào yān.) The factory chimney is giving off smoke.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 囪 with 窗 (chuāng, window), which contains 囪 under the roof radical 穴. 囪 can also be read chuāng as an old variant of 窗, but in modern words like 烟囱 it is read cōng.
Common words with 囪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 煙囪 | yāncōng | chimney; smokestack; stovepipe | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 囪
How many strokes are in 囪?
囪 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 囪 mean?
囪 (cōng) means chimney. A common word with it is 烟囱 (yāncōng), meaning "chimney; smokestack; stovepipe".
How do you pronounce 囪?
囪 is pronounced cōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 囪?
The radical of 囪 is 囗, which carries the idea of "enclosure". Dictionaries list 囪 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 囪?
囪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 囱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why is 烟囱 sometimes written with 囱 instead of 囪?
囱 is the standard simplified form used in mainland China, and 囪 is the form found in traditional texts and some dictionaries. Both refer to the same character, cōng, chimney.
Is the cōng in 烟囱 said with a full first tone in speech?
In everyday speech the second syllable of 烟囱 is often said lightly, close to a neutral tone, as yāncong. Dictionaries list it as cōng, and either pronunciation will be understood.